Fertilizer-distributer and seed-dropper.



PA'IWENLTED JULY 21 S. S. GUDD.. .Y PERTILIZBR DISTRIBUTBR AND- SEED DROPPER.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 5. 1902.

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UNrrED y STATES Patented July 2'1, 1903i vPnflaiv'r* OFFICE.

SIMEON S. CUDD, OF KELTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, ASSIGNOR TO SAMUEL J. H. HOWELL, OF KELTON, SOUTH CAROLINA.

FERTILIZER--DISVTRIBUTER,AND SEED-DROPPER.

SPECIFICATION forming pmt of Letters Patent No; 734,405, dated July 21, 1903.

Application filed August 6, 1902.

To a/ZJ whom it may concern.: '4

Be it known that I, SIMEON S. CUDD, a citizen of the United States, residing at Kelten, in the county of Union and State of South Carolina, have made certain new and useful Improvements in Fertilizer-Distributers and Seed-Droppers, of which the following is a specification.

My invention is an improvement in fertilizer-distributers and seed-droppers and has for an object to provide a machine which is especially adapted for planting corn,peas, and the like; and the invention consists in certain novel constructions and combinations of parts, as will be hereinafter' described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of my invention as in use. Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal section thereof. Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view of the machine. Fig. 4t is a detail view of the-seed dropping plate. Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of the operating-wheel. Fig. 6 is a detail perspective view of one of the cam-plates for said'wheel. Fig. 7 is a vertical cross-section on aboutline 7 7 of Fig. 2, and FigfS is a detail perspective'4 view of the gage-plate...

In carrying out vmy invention I employ-aA suitable frame including side beams A, to which is journaled at A the operating-wheel B and upon which are supported the fertilizerbox C and the seedbox D at respectively the front and rear ends-of the frame, said beams A being connected at their front and rear ends by the cross-bars and ct, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. Handlesl E connect with the' main frame and extend upwardly and rear. wardly, as shown inFigs. l and 2.

The fertilizerbox O has a dischargeopening O leading to the shaking discharge box or tray F, which is supported on a strap Qt, pivoted at its front end at G to the cross-bar a, extending thence beneath the shaking-box F,to which it is secured, and projecting rearwardly beyondthe said shaking-box and having its rear portion G2 inclined to the vertical, as will be understood from Figs. 2 and 3, so it will be engaged by the pins b of the operating-wheel B and moved in one direction, a spring Gr being arranged to readjust the bar G and the shaking discharge-box F, and the 'shown in Fig.7. p Arocked from the position shown 1n Fig. 7 to a senti No. 118,46'1. Nt man.)

V latter b'eing'supporte'd at its rear end by the hanger F, (see Figs. l, 2, and 3,) so it can -freely oscillate from side to side, and thus secure' the dischargeof the `fertilizer at the rear end of thebo'xfA -A gage-plate C2 is slidably supported within the fertilizer-box O, so it can be adjusted toward and from the shaking discharge-box F t6 regulate the amount of fertilizer discharged'. When it is not desired to feed the fertilizer, the bar G may be pulled to one side by the pull cord or rod H,

extending at IIfadjacent to one of the handles E.

The seedbox Dis open at its bottom and rests uponlthe bottom plate I, which is secured at its opposite edges to the beam A(s"ee Fig. 7,) and is provided with a discharge-opening I', which registers in the position ,of-parts shown in Fig. 7 with the dropping-'opening J in the droppin g-plate J. The plate J operates between the plate I and a lower plate K,Which latter is provided with a droppin g-opening K', out of line with the opening Il, andis secured below the plate I` by the same bolts which holdl said plate I to the beam A, spacingblocksL being arranged `between the upper and lower plates I and K to space the same properly apart to permit the operation between them of the dropping-plate J, as best In operation the plate J is position in which its opening J will register with the opening K in the lower plate K, and insuch. mannerpthe seeds will be taken by the dropping-plate when delivered from the openingI and discharged through the opening K. `A'gage-plate IWI has a depending portion h projecting within the opening I', and this gage-plate may preferably be provided with the slot M2, through w-li'eh its fastening- `bolt M3 passes, sothe .gage-plate 'ea'ln'be adjusted to vary the'cap'acity of the"discharge-l Vopening I, and thus regulate the am'dunt of seed dropped-t by-l'the machine. The""dropping-plate J is pivoted at J 2 and is provided with the forwardly-proj ecting arm or portion J 3, which extends along the side of the operatingwheel opposite that from which the pins b project. This arm J 3 is operatedlby cams N on the operating-wheel engaging the roller J 4, said cams being preferably formed IOO with the base-plates N' lapped against and secured to the operating-wheel and the curved portions N2, which engage with the arm J 3 of the droppin g-plate. A spring O engages with the dropping-plate to retract the saine after its operation by the cam N, as will be understood from Fig; 3 of the drawings.

Having thus described my invention, what l claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is f The improvement herein described consisting, of the supporting-frame, the operating- Wheel having a cam N, the seedbox, the bottom plate of the seedbox having the discharge-opening, the dropping-plate pivot-ed between its ends and extending at its front end alongside the operating-wheel in position for operation by the cam thereon and arranged at its rear end below the bottom plate and having' an opening movable into and ont of register with that 'of the bottom plate, and a lower or discharge plate arranged between the bottom plate and dropping-plate and having a discharge-opening out of line with that in the bottom plate and in position to be registered by the opening in the dropping-pl ate, in one position of the said plate, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

SIMEON S. CUDD. Witnesses:

J. W. GREGORY, C. ll. PEAKE. 

